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Post by teknomage on May 18, 2007 12:24:36 GMT -5
Um... how come I can't find a thread for this? I know there used to be one, though I don't suppose I read it for a long time...
Anyway, I just read that FUNimation picked up the license for One Piece, and they'll be making a new dub for TV starting with episode 144, in August... which I think is a pretty fair ways past where the 4kids dub currently airing on Toonami is, I think that's up in the high 80s or low 90s right now...
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Post by CountessRachel on May 19, 2007 3:17:07 GMT -5
(Ginormous One Piece fan)
There are a couple threads here. But hardly anyone ever posts in them because most anime fans in DH are narutards or bleach heads.
But yes, I rejoiced so vividly at the news of FUNimation picking up One Piece. I was afraid that 4Kids would drop it and leave it permanantly scarred. I think though that FUNI's going to do OP like they did DBZ; finish dubbing it under specific guidelines and then redub/release the already dubbed eps uncut with more profanity.
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Post by Chibi Chan-o on May 19, 2007 21:14:56 GMT -5
Hey, not my problem if I prefer Naruto over One Piece.
I just don't like One Piece's style. It's so cartoony and out of proportion. It bugs me to look at it.
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Post by teknomage on May 20, 2007 0:15:27 GMT -5
I like both Naruto and Bleach alot more than I like One Piece, but I still like OP. I don't even really mind the dub too much, and I like the Gum-Gum Rap. But I definitely think FUNi's probably going to make a much better dub that will make me like the show more than I currently do, and I look forward to hearing the original theme music for the first time. Oh, and... I suppose they won't be skipping any episodes as I feared based on the numbering discrepancy, I think the problem is just that 4kids skipped a ton of episodes. Or something. But I never noticed anything being skipped, the story always seemed to flow pretty smoothly to me, so probably they just skipped filler arcs that didn't matter. I guess.
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Post by CountessRachel on May 20, 2007 1:31:23 GMT -5
The thing with 4Kids is that they bit off waaay more than they could chew. They saw OP's cartoony style and thought, "Oh, well, this must be a kiddy anime" only come to find that it's quite vulgar, bloody, and complicated further down the road.
Lord have you seen Shin-Chan?? Man, it makes OP look like Avatar. But that's okay. A lot of people don't care for OP's style. Personally I think it's a cool style with its own uniqueness. The characters are what I love most though.
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Post by waterfire (I am back!!!) on May 27, 2007 15:55:49 GMT -5
I like the show because of the different types of the cursed fruits
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Post by Kunoichi24 on May 27, 2007 19:50:46 GMT -5
Countess, I love Shin-chan! It's hilarious and I want the DVD's to watch it without beeps!! Anyways, OP is ok. I only saw the 4kids version, and I knew that they ruined it from episode one!! Like, when I read somewhere that Sanji is a chain smoker, and 4kids was replacing his cig with a lollipop! Dumbest move ever!!
I can't wait for Funi's version!! I'm gonna get the DVD's that they releasing (since they are releasing uncut DVD's!!!)! Does anyone know if they are keeping the voice actors the same?
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Post by teknomage on May 28, 2007 8:45:28 GMT -5
They'll be getting new people for their dub. But I don't think anyone's been cast yet.
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Post by Kunoichi24 on May 28, 2007 17:31:29 GMT -5
Oh good! Not that the current people were bad, it's just that I think FUNI is really good at casting the right VA's for their dubs.
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Post by CountessRachel on May 29, 2007 22:51:08 GMT -5
Oh good! Not that the current people were bad, it's just that I think FUNI is really good at casting the right VA's for their dubs. Not that the current people were bad?! Nami's voice was worse than nails on a chalk board. And Nico Robin? Why they made her sound like a hick I'll never understand. Zoro was decent. Luffy, to me, wasn't as bad as it could have been. (They could have gotten Veronica Taylor to do the voice *shudders*) And Sanji...well...I just won't even start.
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Post by appacatbus on May 29, 2007 22:53:42 GMT -5
All the voice were terrible except for Zoro's.
I read some of the manga and got kind of bored. Im wondering if it improves.
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Post by lunachaos on May 29, 2007 23:44:14 GMT -5
The animation style drives me insane!
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Post by teknomage on May 30, 2007 8:26:43 GMT -5
Neither Zolo nor Nami's voices really bother me. It does seem like all the other characters have sort of annoying voices, but not terribly annoying, and I got used to the voices of the regulars. But some of the recurring characters can be more annoying. And I think it can even make sense for some characters to have annoying voices. I wouldn't exactly expect Usopp to sound suave, or anything....
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Post by CountessRachel on May 30, 2007 14:20:23 GMT -5
All the voice were terrible except for Zoro's. I read some of the manga and got kind of bored. Im wondering if it improves. Personally, I think the manga's storyline really starts to pick up after the Alabaster arc once they've gotten Robin. Skypiea and Enies Lobby are really good and now they're on Thriller Park Island which is a bit morose. Plus they've got more members. (If you dislike the animation style, you probably want to stop before they get to Thriller Park).
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Post by Chibi Chan-o on Jun 4, 2007 22:15:43 GMT -5
Why, does it get worse?
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